Spout assembly



June 22, 1965 E. F. WlNKLE ETAL 3 SPOUT ASSEMBLY Filed Feb. 20, 1963 FIG.1.

INVENTORS EDWARD F. WINKLE JOHN M. ZEIGLER l/ll//lllLLQ//l///l//l ATTORNEYS United States Patent O &190308 SPUUT ASsEMBLY Edward F. Winkie, Goif Manor, and ohn NI. Zeigier,

Fairfieid, Ohio, assignors to P &z W Toci and Die Comparty, Norwood, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filled Feb. 20, 1963, er. No. %0,015 4 Claims. (CI. 137-359) This invention relates to a spout Construction. More particularly, this invention relates to the Construction of a spout for a bathtub or the like.

An object of this inventi-on is to provide a spout assembly which can be mounted on a conventional pipe end, which may cxtend outwardly from a wall or the like, which assembly includes both a spout body which can be mounted on the pipe end and a covering housing which bridges the gap between the spout body and the Wall.

A further object of this invention is to provide a spout assembly having a spout body which can be mounted on an outwardly projecting pipe end, a housing portion mounted on the spout section to move therealong and spring means for urging the housing into a position where one end of the housing engages the wall and the housing bridges the space between the wall and the spout body.

A further object of this invention is to provide a spout assembly of this type in which the housing can be advanced away from the wall against the spring loading to reveal the wall surrounding the pipe end to permit ready cleaning of this area of the wall.

The above and other objects and features of the invention will be app arent to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains from the following detailed description, and the drawing, which:

FIG. 1 is a View in side elevation of a section of a bathtub and `walls adjacent thereto in association with a spout assembly constructed in accordance with an embodiment of this inventon;

FIG. 2 is a view in upright section of the spout and a portion of one of the walls illustrated in `FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a View p-artly in side elevation and partly in section of the spout assembly removed from the wall;

FIG. 4 is a View in end elevation of a housing which forms a part of the spout assembly; and

FIG. 5 is a view in end elevation of a plate which forms a portion of the assembly.

In the following detailed description and the drawing, like reference characters indicate like part s.

In FIG. 1 is shown a fragmentary portion of a bathtub 15) mounted adjacent a wall 12 and extending outwardly and to the left from a second wall 13. In the wall 13 is rn-ounted a pipe or thimble 14 (FIG. 2) which can be connected to valves (not shown) actuated by faucets 16 (FIG. l), only one of which is shown. The pipe 14 (FIG. 2) has a threaded outer end portion 17 spaced from the wall 13. A spout assembly 18 (FIGS. 2 and 3) can be mounted on the t hreaded portion.

As shown in FIG. 3, the spout assembly includes a spout body 20 of tubular metal having a left hand end section 21 of cylindrical shape inside which is mounted an inter nally t-hreaded annulus or ring 22, which can be attached to the interio-r of the tubular section 21 by brazing, sweating or in some other appropriate manner. The remainder of the spout body to the right of the cylindrical section 21 is no greater in diameter than the cylindrical section 21. The left hand end of the tubular section 21 is flared outwardly into a flange as indicated at 24 beyond the annulus 22.

An -annular housing 31 is mounted on the cylindrical section 21 of the spout body. The housing 31 includes a frusto-conic main wall section 32 which terminates in an inwardly dire cted flange 33 having an internal opening 34 only slightly larger than the diameter of the cylindrical section 21 of the spout body, the internal diameter of the opening 34 being less than the external diameter of the outwardly projecting flange 24 so that the flange 24, and the inwardly directed flange 33 can engage, as shown in FIG. 3. At the left hand end of the housing 31 are pro vided inwardly directed integral tabs 36 and 37 (see FIG. 4). A plate 33 having .a central opening 39, sufficiently large to receive the pipe 14, is mounted inside the housing 31. The plate 38 has depressed portions 41 and 42 in which the tabs 35 and 37 can be received when the parts of the assembly are assembled. An annular flange 43 on the plate 3 8 receives one end of a compression spring 44. The other end of the compression spring 44 engages the annulus 22 inside the flange 24 to urge the housing and the spout body to the position indicated in FIG. 3.

When the spout assembly is mounted on the Wall 13 (as shown in FIG. 2), the end portion 14 extends through the opening 39 in the plate 38 and through the interior of the spring 44- into the annulus 22 with the end of the pipe 14 being threaded into the annulus. The spring 44 urges the housing 31 into flush relationship with the wall 13, so that there is substantially no opening between the housing 31 and the Wall 13. The outwardly extending flange 24 of the spout body surrounds one convolution of the spring 44 to prevent release of the spring 44 from the spout body.

When the assembly has been m-ounted in position, the housing 31 can be moved to the right as shown in FIG. 2 to reveal the Wall so that the wall surrounding the pipe 14 can be reached, and the wall can be cleaned behind the housing. As shown in FIG. 2, the end of the pi e 14 extends only a sufhcent distance from the wall 13 that, when the assembly is mounted in position, the inwardly directed flange 33 overlies the portion of the spout assembly opposite the annulus 22 and any imperfections which may be developed in this section during manufacture of the spout are covered by the housing.

The housing 31 and the spout body 20 can be formed of appropriate metal and can be provided with an outer plating of appropriate bright metal to give a decorative appearance.

The spout assembly described above and illustrated in the drawing is subject to structural modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure .by Let-ters Patent is:

1. A spout assembly which comprises a tubular spout body having a cylindrical section adjacent one end thereof, means on the interior of the spout body adjacent said end thereof for attachng the spout body to a pipe end, there being an outwardly extending flange at said end of the spout body, a hollow housing mounted on the spout body, there being an inwardly projecting flange on the housing surrounding the cylindrical portion, the inwardly projecting flange of the housing being engageable With the outwardly extending flange of the spout body when in an extended position, and spring means resiliently urging the housing toward the extended position, the housing being engageable with a well surrounding the pipe end when the spout is mounted on the pipe end.

2. A spout assembly which comprises a tubular spout body having .a cylindrical section adjacent one end thereof, means on the interier of the spout body adjacent said end thereof for attaching the spout body to a pipe end, there being an outwardly extending flange at said end of the spout body, a hollow housing mounted on the spout body, there being an inwardly projecting flange on the housing surrounding the cylindrical portion, the inwardly projecting flange of the housing being engageable with the outwardly extending flange of the spout body when in an extended position, and a helical compression spring engaging the spout body and the housing and resiliently urging the housing toward the extended position, there being a space inside the spring for receiving the pipe end, the housing being engageable with a wall surrounding the pipe end when the spout is mounted on the pipo end.

3. In combination with a wall, a pipe endextending -outwardly of the wall, and a spout assembly which comprises a tubular spout body having a cylindrical .section adjacent -one end thereof, means on the interier of 'the spout body adjacent said end thereof for attaching the spout body to the pipe` end, there being an outwardly ex tending flange at said end of said spout body, ahollow housing m'ounte-d on the spout body surrounding the pipe end, there being an inwardly projecting fiange on the hous- 'ing surrounding the cylindrcal portion, and a helical compression spring surrounding the pipe end and engagng the housing and the spout body and resilient ur ging the housing into engagement with the Wall, the housing being advanceable away firom the Wall against spring pressure, the inwardlyprojecting flange of the housing being' engageable 'with the outw ardly extendng flange of the spout body when the assernbly is removed from the pipe end.

4. In combination with a wall, a pipe end extending outwardly of the Wall, and a spout assembly which com- 'prises a tubular spout body having ia cylindrical section adjacent one end thereof, an interiorly threaded annulus .attached to the interior of the spout body adjacent said end thereof for attaching the spout body to the pipe end, there-being an outwardly ext-ending flange at said end of the spout, a hollow housing mounted on the spout body,

I there being an inwardly projecting flangeon the housing 'other end of the spring engaging the housing to resiliently r urge the housing into engagement with the wall, the housing being advanceable away from' the wall against spring References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 751749 '3/04 Sbapley 137 s01 1,5o2,154 7/24 Mueller et al. 137-359 1,704,851 3/29 Zolleis' 37-359 M. CARY NELSON, Primary Examiner. 

1. A SPOUT ASSEMBLY WHICH COMPRISES A TUBULAR SPOUT BODY HAVING A CYLINDRICAL SECTION ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, MEANS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE SPOUT BODY ADJACENT SAID END THEREOF FOR ATTACHING THE SPOUT BODY TO A PIPE END, THERE BEING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AT SAID END OF THE SPOUT BODY, A HOLLOW HOUSING MOUNTED ON THE SPOUT BODY, THERE BEING AN INWARDLY PROJEJCTING FLANGE ON THE HOUSING SURROUNDING THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION, THE INWARDLY PROJECTING FLANGE OF THE HOUSING BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE OF THE SPOUT BODY WHEN IN AN EXTENDED POSITION, AND SPRING MEANS REILIENTLY URGING THE HOUSING TOWARD THE EXTENDED POSITION, THE HOUSING BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH A WALL SURROUNDING THE PIPE END WHEN THE SPOUT IS MOUNTJED ON THE PIPE END. 